NEWS

Inflation Rate Shrinks in Japan

9/25/2015

Japan's core consumer price index, which ignores volatile food prices, shrank by 0.1% last month compared with August 2014, according to government data.

Toyota to Drop Prius Hybrid Production in China

9/25/2015

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to phase out Chinese production of its Prius hybrid sedan by year end and will import the next-generation model from Japan, according to The Nikkei, which cites no sources.

Platinum Market Sags on Diesel Worries

9/24/2015

Platinum prices have slumped to six-year lows on trader worries that Volkswagen AG's diesel emission test rigging scandal could stunt diesel sales, lowering lower demand for the catalytic material.

2016 Chevy Silverado Pickup Breaks Cover

9/24/2015

General Motors Co. has unveiled a mid-cycle freshening for the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck ahead of an all-new model due two years from now.

VW Not the First to Rig Emissions Tests

9/24/2015

Volkswagen AG is not the first company that cheated to meet U.S. emissions regulations.

Mexico Vows Possible Sanctions Against VW in Diesel Scandal

9/24/2015

Mexico has joined a growing list of countries promising regulatory sanctions against Volkswagen AG if it determines the carmaker sold diesel-powered vehicles there that were rigged to cheat the country's clean-air standards.

Winterkorn to Receive Pension Worth Nearly €29 Million

9/24/2015

Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has amassed a pension that was worth €28.6 million at the end of 2014, and he could collect as much as €33 million more in severance pay after quitting on Wednesday, Bloomberg News reports.

Acquisitions Drive Growth for India’s Motherson Sumi

9/24/2015

India's Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. aims to triple sales to $18 billion by early 2020 from its volume in the fiscal year ended last March, The Nikkei reports.

VW May Delay Debut of Diesel Passat in Japan

9/24/2015

Volkswagen AG says it may delay the introduction of its first diesel-powered car in Japan pending the outcome of the company's growing scandal over rigged diesel emission tests in the U.S.

Report: India’s Auto Industry Must Realign to Grow

9/23/2015

India's auto market has great growth potential.